Judge Dredd to enforce the law on
PlayStation 2

Judge Dredd vs. Judge Death, from Rebellion to be
published on the PlayStation 2 by NDA Productions

NDA Productions,
the international development business unit of Vivendi
Universal Publishings games division (VU Games), will publish Judge Dredd vs.
Judge Death, from Oxford-based super-developer Rebellion,
on the PlayStation 2.

The game is based on the
legendary comic strip Judge Dredd, published in 2000AD
every week since 1977. It will be a first-person
shooter seen through the eyes of Judge Dredd as he
patrols the mean streets of the stunningly realised
future metropolis, Mega-City One. Dredd will find himself
having to deal with the full spectrum of criminal
behaviour, from littering and caffeine abuse to saving
the city from the utterly evil Judge Death. The game will
use all the power and capabilities of the PlayStation 2
through the Asura Engine, a versatile 3D engine developed
in house by Rebellion. The rendering code has been
specifically optimised to accentuate the platforms
strengths and capabilities

Judge Dredd vs. Judge
Death will feature a unique new storyline, but one
that fits in perfectly with the continuity of the comic
with a full cast of characters from the Judge Dredd
stories, including Judge Anderson and the Dark Judges,
and many of the famous Mega-City One locations. The
history and character of the Judge Dredd stories will be
absolutely central to gameplay. For instance, because
Dredd must obey the law he upholds and react according to
the severity of all crimes, gamers wont be able to
just blast their way through the game, shooting petty
criminals at will (not unless they fancy spending the
rest of their life breaking rocks on Titan).

Jason Kingsley, CEO and
Creative Director of Rebellion, says, "Judge Dredd
has always been an obvious choice as a videogame licence,
but no one has ever managed to put across the atmosphere
and awesome visual scale of the comics in a game before.
Now a combination of our powerful Asura engine and our
love for the character will enable us to put out the
Judge Dredd game that gamers and comics fans have been
demanding for so many years. In VU Games we have a
partner with a great deal of experience in publishing and
marketing cutting edge games, and we look forward to a
long and successful relationship for Dredd and other
future titles."

"We are proud to have
Judge Dredd vs. Judge Death in development for the
PlayStation 2, and we hope it will allow the millions of
owners of this console to discover the rich universe of
the comics that have been published for 25 years
now," commented Dominique Cor, CEO of NDA
Productions. ". "

Judge Dredd was recently
voted Best Character at the British National
Comics Awards, beating off competition from Spiderman,
Batman and Dennis the Menace.

Judge Dredd vs. Judge
Death is being developed for PlayStation 2 and PC,
and is planned for release in the second-half of 2003.

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